July 18th

July 18, 2013

NORTH KINGSTOWNâ Recent South Kingstown High School graduate McKinley Slade is playing the kind of golf he always knew he was capable of.
Slade â who finished tied for third at the RIIL State Golf Championships this spring â made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the 108th Rhode Island Amateur Golf Tournament held at Quidnessett Country Club last week before finally falling to Ledgemont County Clubâs Bobby Leopold.
After upsetting Ryan Pelletier 4 and 3 in the first round Thursday Slade â who entered the 32-golfer bracket as the No. 27 seed â knew he was in store for a good day.

July 18, 2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â It had become something of a habit for the Narragansett 9/10-Year Old All-Stars in their games leading up to last Thursdayâs District 3 consolation bracket final at Tuckertown Park against South Kingstown American. They would start slow, allow their opponent to build up a big cushion and then surge back for the win.
This time around it was Narragansett jumping out to the early lead before South Kingstown fought back from a six-run deficit.
Ultimately, however, Narragansett managed to hold on for an 11-10 win.

July 18, 2013

KINGSTON â It has been some time since South Kingstown Post 39 has taken the field and found themselves in the win column at gameâs end.
Entering Monday nightâs contest with Gershkoff Auto Body â Auburn Post 20, Post 39âs only win in July came via forfeit.
The team, however, carried over some strong play in their recent losses and finally translated it into a win, taking down Post 20 8-3 at the University of Rhode Islandâs Bill Beck Field.
âI told them forget about that,â Post 39 coach Gary Lessard said of the losing streak. âWe had a couple days off and now weâre on a roll.â

July 18, 2013

WARWICKâMost coaches will tell you getting off to a good start goes hand in hand with success.
Narragansett 9/10-Year Old All-Stars coach Jason Laurie is not one of those people.
Throughout the District 3 Tournament his squad has ritually started slowly but found a way to come from behind for the victory.
So when âGansett took a two-run lead after the first inning of Saturdayâs District 3 Championship at Warwick Continental Laurie had a bad feeling.

July 18, 2013

CHARIHO â The journey ended far earlier than anyone associated with the Chariho Major Division all-star team wouldâve hoped.
Chariho, which came out of the losersâ bracket last year to claim the District 3 title on its way to the 11-year-old state title, entered the Major Division tournament as the favorite, but the kids from Dow Field were knocked into the losersâ bracket by eventual District 3 champion Coventry American.

July 18, 2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â It was a tale of two teams for the South Kingstown National 11-Year Old All-Stars last week. After dropping their first game of the District 3 tournament in a runaway against Warwick Continental on Tuesday, the team came back on Thursday and did the same to their opponent, taking down East Greenwich by a score of 11-2 at Tuckertown Park.

July 18, 2013

EXETERâAfter a dramatic, extra innings victory over a scrappy Chariho squad the Exeter-West Greenwich Junior Little League All-Stars are joining the senior team in the state tournament.
Tyler Lynchâs run in the top of the eighth inning proved to be the difference as EWG escaped with a 4-3 victory in the District 3 Championship Monday at Wawaloam Field.
âThat was a terrific game,â EWG coach Jack Kaveny said. âIf youâre going to have a championship game, thatâs the kind of game you want where itâs in doubt and close the whole way.â